football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /

NOUN

a sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soccer

STRONG

rugby

WEAK

American football Association football Canadian football grid game gridiron pastime the pigskin sport

NOUN

the ball used in football

Synonyms

STRONG

moleskin oval peanut pigskin pineapple porker sphere watermelon

WEAK

inflated oval regulation football

Example Sentences

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The footwear company was founded in 2015 by a former football player Tim Brown and a clean-technology businessman Joey Zwillinger.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

One of his brothers, Henry, was football coach at San Pedro for 12 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Rodriguez, who is injured, has only played 16 minutes of football in all competitions.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

His parents apparently wanted enough siblings to form a football team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“I’ve been thinking. All my old schools had pep rallies for the football team, no matter how badly they played. Could we do something like that for the town?”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry